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As artificial intelligence and digital tools continually reshape their coursework, students say common frustrations include a lack of clear AI guidance, an overabundance of tools and apps, and Wi-Fi connectivity issues. -
Streets’ many users, their large amount of potential data and the complexity of standing up digital curb systems can pose challenges. A digital map or street inventory can be a first step for local government.
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As Maryland works to bolster cybersecurity, the state has introduced a modular zero‑trust framework, an “architecture of trust” and an 18‑month implementation phase.
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With Wi-Fi connectivity problems causing data storage issues for bus drivers and timing issues for parents, Clayton County Public Schools turned to Samsara’s GPS tracking solution for reliable real-time data.
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Through a project launched during a recent SAS Hackathon, Milwaukee County, Wis., is looking to AI to examine and improve ordinances and policies related to foreclosure that may inadvertently promote racial inequities.
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The Detroit City Council has delayed action on a proposed expansion of the ShotSpotter gunshot detection system. The proposed expansion would cost $7.5 million with an additional $1.5 million to renew the existing contract.
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State Superintendent Kirsten Baesler announced upgraded access to online learning tools via the ClassLink system, giving school administrators more control and eliminating multiple logins that pose a security risk.
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In response to several mass shootings, the company announced that it was working on drones armed with Tasers to stop shooters. Now that work is paused after most of the company's ethics board resigned in protest.
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The new website allows users to translate material into nearly a dozen languages, sign up to receive push notifications for whatever school their child belongs to, and navigate even with limited hearing or vision.
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Given the possibility of a looming enrollment "cliff," along with state funding declines, workforce needs and student expectations, the Iowa Board of Regents last week issued a report suggesting more online options.
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More than a year after the meltdown of its most recent attempt to replace the state's outdated human resources management software, the state of Maine has chosen a new company to try to bring the system online.
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More electric buses are coming to Whatcom roads — the question is how many and when as the Whatcom Transportation Authority continues to work toward a bus fleet that produces no planet-warming emissions by 2040.
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The Springfield, Ohio, Police Division will receive more than $300,000 from the Ohio Violent Crime Reduction Grant Program that will go to purchase dozens of surveillance cameras and other technology.
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The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued a report last week highlighting potential hacking vulnerabilities with the Dominion Voting Systems touchscreen voting machines used by the state.
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Wisconsin’s Chippewa Falls Police made the jump to hybrid patrol vehicles late last year and has seen a drastic reduction in spending on fuel. Four of the five squads predominantly driven by officers are now hybrids.
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The agency is working with a popular freelancing website to host a competition to work in augmented and virtual reality, Internet of Things sensors and more into modern, virtual command centers for emergency response.
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The software provider, which uses AI to predict danger, recently demonstrated its products to the Florida DOT. A company executive details the company’s visions and plans as pedestrian and cyclist deaths increase.
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A student engagement company and a virtual mapping company are collaborating to offer VR-driven 3D mapping services to universities, made for designing 360-degree online tours for students, faculty and parents.
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Long gone are the early days of digital government services, which often came with a “more is more” approach to graphic design. Mobile-first now means rethinking — and simplifying — public-sector websites.
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Several metrics of student well-being failed to improve over the 2020-21 school year, from chronic absenteeism to graduation rate to behavioral incidents, feelings of safety and relationships with teachers.
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Ten transportation technology companies were selected for eight-week project deployments in the New York City metro region to explore artificial intelligence, sustainability and other technology areas to innovate transit.
